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Noun: centigrade scale
  1. A temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
    "The experiment recorded temperatures on the centigrade scale";
    - Celsius scale, international scale

Derived forms: centigrade scales

Type of: temperature scale

Encyclopedia: Centigrade scale